Chris Boonzaier Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 What can you expect from a Beampte, he pocketed it all....One of the nice things about private sellers, they keep things together, whereas a dealer would probably have tossed some of it.he served in the bavarian 11. I.R. but at the outbreak of the war he was transfered to the staff of the 12th Brigade as a bicycle despatch rider and scribe.They fought in the Alsace and at St mihiel, the brigade taken the camp de romaine.Here is his prewar order to serve at the Brigade staff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 The Brigade proposed 2 men for the milit?rverdienst orden really early, Weiss was approved, the other not. on the other side of the paper there is the stamp from the Division when it was sent there and one from the brigade when it was returned. The approval was signed by von Kirschbaum...Weiss managed to pocket the paper... advantage of being a clerk.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 He was awarded a really early EK2 as well, I guess the task of carrying the messages on the front and the initiative it required was rewarded with the cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 Interesting to note above, the doc was for the 11. Bay.I.R. but altered to the 12 brigade. Brigades had little own personnel so an own award doc was not really justified. Of about 375 EK docs i have, this is the only one I have awarded at Brigade level.He was wounded in march 1915, and served in alsace, on the somme, some really heavy stuff at verdun etc. etc. at this time scribe at the brigade staff. The last couple of years he was on the staff of the 16th bavarian division, in charge of the office staff. he has a number of excellent letters of recommendation as a very good, calm, worker under high pressure, initiative etc. etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 There is a whole bunch of other stuff, but this is amongst the most interesting.One of the letters is from the bavarian state ministry in 1931 saying they could not replace his lost medal, he must buy one from Deschler in Munich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 More please!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 Maybe tonight, I am packing the car... leaving on vacation in the morning... stopping 3 days in Verdun on the way... hope to get more posted tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Chris,I wish you all the best (a nice stay, and why not nice finds...) in Verdun. I'm sure you will have 3 wonderful days there. Cheers.Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 I am on the way to the Bretagne, managed to persuade the wife that the forests in verdun are really worth seeing ;-)Ahhhh, la Belle France :-))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 They are worth seeing... even if in Verdun they are quite recent, not more than 85 years old .Enjoy and cheers.Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 bon vooyage, M. Bean!!take some pictures, please! joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Will get back to this, I forgot to update... watch this space..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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